Table III-A1
Characteristics of Job Applicant's Registered with the
Washington State Employment Security Department
July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999

THURSTON COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

9,228

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

45

0.5%

16 - 19

980

10.6%

20 - 21

686

7.4%

22 - 39

4,418

47.9%

40 - 54

2,430

26.3%

55 and Over

669

7.2%

SEX:

Male

5,068

54.9%

Female

4,160

45.1%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

7,781

84.3%

African American

398

4.3%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

152

1.6%

Hispanic

220

2.4%

Asian and Pacific Islander

435

4.7%

Information Not Available

242

2.6%

VETERAN:

Veteran

902

9.8%

Vietnam Era Veteran

296

3.2%

Disabled Veteran

133

1.4%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

2,038

22.1%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

1,837

19.9%

Persons with Disabilities

192

2.1%

Seasonal Farmworkers

17

0.2%

Migrant Farmworkers

1

0.0%

1/ Percent detail may not add to indicated totals due to rounding.
2/ Total unduplicated count of applicants. Due to changes in methodology, numbers are noticeably lower than in previous years.

Available for Washington and each county.
Produced 9/99.